WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in PLANT CITY, Florida, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school, part of HILLSBOROUGH. It teaches 809 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 34% larger than the state mean of about 604.

Within HILLSBOROUGH, which oversees 300 schools and 221,318 students, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Hillsborough County indicate the typical household earns roughly $79,540 per year, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Hillsborough County's 320 public schools (combined enrollment of about 223,193 students), WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TRAPNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.8%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has remained close to its prior level, going from 828 students in 2018 to 809 in 2025.

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